Sadly, that meant UK fans didn't get to see the wonderful few seconds of football you can see in the clip above: Portugal producing quite possibly the worst free-kick routine in football history.

"For crying out loud, lads…" (Image: AFP)

Take a look at the video and you will see Portugal midfielders Ricardo Quaresma and William Carvalho standing over the ball, ready to take a potentially dangerous set piece.

With Portugal 2-1 up and just eight minutes of extra time remaining, this was a chance to seal the match. With that in mind, they decided to try something special; that routine they were saving for when they really needed it.

First, Carvalho runs up to the ball, as if he's taking the free-kick.

But wait! He's stepped on the ball and rolled it back to Quaresma!

Here comes Quaresma… what's he going to do?

Er… not much.

Turning around and looking a little confused, Quaresma gives the ball back to Carvalho…

…who then passes the ball straight into touch.

MAGNIFICENT.

Of course, this would never have happened if a certain Cristiano Ronaldo had been playing.

Excused from the essentially meaningless match so he could see his newborn twins, if CR7™ had been on the pitch, things would have gone a little differently.

After all, if Portugal get a free-kick within 40 yards of the opposition goal and Ronnie's on the pitch, you know what's coming, don't you?